# Accident 19990825028509A: Piper PA28140, Jackson, AL, August 25, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1999, 10:35 local time
- Place: Jackson, AL
- Airport: Jackson Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5307° N, 87.8903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5307&lon=-87.8903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6685J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6685J-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990825028509A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19) ON AUGUST 25, 1999, ABOUT 1026 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140, N6685J, OWNED BY AN INDIVIDUAL, COLLIDED WITH A TREE AFTER TAKING OFF FROM THE JACKSON AIRPORT, JACKSON, ALABAMA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES.  TWO OTHER PASSENGERS REPORTED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO MOBILE, ALABAMA. THE AIRPLANE HAD TAKEN OFF, DID NOT GAIN SUFFICENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR TREES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK ONE OF THE TREES.  THE FAA SAID THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE AIRPLANE OR ENGINE.                                          (-23)A/C AT MAX GROSS WEIGHT, TOOK OFF AT APPROX. 250' A/C ENCOUNTERED A DOWN DRAFT. STALL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. PILOT LOWERED NOSE TO PREVENT STALL. A/C HIT TREES AT END OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA99LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA238), Aug 25, 1999: Piper PA-28-140 (N6685J), Jackson, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation, which resulted in taking off with the airplane's maximum gross weight exceeded, and subsequent impact with trees. Factors in this accident…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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